GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |